I want to take a piece of 8/4 wood and cut it so that the bottom is wider than the top. I have done this to small boxes on my table saw. The problem is that I can only go about three inches on my table saw. I want to move up to wider boards. The best tool would be a band saw. I do not have a band saw however. Is there a way around this.

Thanks

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I think you are asking about tapering the thickness? If that is indeed your question, and you own a planer then you can make a sled. The sled would need to hold one side of the board higher than the other when ran through.

Short answer: Run it through your planer, but put a long shim under one side first.

Long answer: If your board is, say, 8 inches wide by 6 feet long, put it on top of a 1/4 inch high and 6 foot long piece of wood (e.g. a furring strip). If you run this through your planer, you’ll be able to taper the thickness of the wood by up to a 1/4 inch. Increase the thickness of the furring strip to taper at a stronger angle. Sometimes it helps if you hot glue the strip to your board.